I have been looking forever for funky, cute rings that aren't a billion dollars...to no avail. So, I bought some wire and busted out my button stash and made my own. I'm pretty happy with them, considering it's my first attempt at wire wrapping. They were really fun to make!

The colors are off in all these pics: the greens and oranges are darker than the pic--much more vivid and awesome, in my opinion. The star looks super glittery and a LOT like a big fat diamond ring when you glance at it on my hand. Fun to wear on my left hand to freak out my friends. Good times.

Size reference!

Backs. I like the messy-ish look for these, which I'm claiming as my reason for highly imperfect wire wraps.

Okay, before I post, let me just say that I love love love crochet!! I was kind of a knitter, but decided I would search the web and learn to crochet. I LOVE it. So here is my very very first crochet finished object!! It's my new camera case, but is holding my phone since I'm using my camera.

His name is Frank. I think he might be winking.He asked specifically that his mouth be sewed on with erratic stitches. I was going to do them flawlessly, of course, but...um... Frank's very persuasive.

Here he is with his ears down to hold his treasure. Also, Frank has a sweet tooth.

I'm pretty sure that the other real art in this section are pointing and laughing at this post, giving it wedgies and tying its shoelaces together under the table. There might be a "kick me" sign on its back, too.

But anyway.

I love to doodle and goof around with the ridiculous things in my head. A few weeks ago I was admiring this post: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=289248.0 and it inspired me to post some of my own silly doodles I've done. I don't have any cool programs, so I use the Graffiti application on Facebook. That's right. I'm a little ashamed.

Behold!

Careful, he reads the last page first.

I LOVE PUNS! It's true.

Too short. Poor guy.

I had a cousin who used to shine a flashlight in people's faces while asking this question!

Borderline toooo cheesy. Eh... I'll let it slide.

With my extreme love of puns comes a love for running gags. I mean, I like to run a good joke into the ground. Luckily for me, so do my friends. Phew! A couple friends and I have been making ice puns for years now, thanks to a "Delicious Dish" skit from SNL:

Teri Rialto: And, actually, I don't know if you noticed, there are many different kinds of ice.Margaret Jo McCullen: You're absolutely right. There's cubed ice.Teri Rialto: Crushed ice.Margaret Jo McCullen: Cracked ice.Teri Rialto: Shaved ice.Margaret Jo McCullen: Shaved ice? I didn't know ice could grow a beard![ they laugh ]Teri Rialto: That's funny! Did you just think of that right now?Margaret Jo McCullen: No, I thought of it last night and wrote it down.

So we've been sending graffitied ice puns back and forth... a sampling:

Okay, I hope you've enjoyed this kiddie pool of artistic nonsense. Back to work, you serious artists with actual talent! Thanks for looking!

I'm so excited about these! Technically these could even be called ATC's, but I'm posting them here.

Here's the story: there are four of us who like to play cards. Euchre, in fact. If you haven't heard of it or have never played, a.) it's a blast-- go learn it, and b.) SERIOUSLY, GO LEARN!!)

The game is played with a regular deck of cards, using only 9s-Aces. Our friend who taught us the game and instilled in our group a passionate love for the game is moving away tomorrow so my friend and I made him his OWN Euchre deck to remind him of US, using our faces and inside jokes!

By the way, the deck we usually play with is a German deck (since Euchre is apparently a German game), so it's a bit confusing: the JACKS, which are the highest card in this game, are the B's (Bauer). The Kings are still K (Konig? I'm horrible with German), and the queens are D's (Dama). Okay! PICTURES!!

The whole deck

These are the amazing dogs that live in the house we usually play in. They are such characters, they demanded to be the highest cards in the game.

The Kings... the two guys. We have a judge-wigged, mole-sporting, pipe-smoking king, a bemonocled, bushy-moustachioed, bowler-hatted King, a gangsta King, and Abraham Lincoln.

Here's the side of the board..all made with scrapbook paper, colored pencils, sharpies, and mod podge. Colors are cooler looking in real life, yo.

Some of the tiles! I bought scrabble-sized wooden tiles and made them all myself. I had to mod podge the tops of them first, though, since my sharpie bled and ran on the raw wood. Stuck some magnet tape on the back of them all. I think they're so cute, if I do say so myself!

I sewed a pouch for the tiles, too, in literally five minutes. Not rocket science, people.

Painted a little chalkboard and stuck magnets on the back for score-keeping...

I am definitely on the fence about posting this amongst all your freaking amazing and talent-heavy stuff... but oh well! I'm just getting started on drawing and I'm trying to learn all I can, so whatever! I guess you can call this my cry for help.

I would definitely appreciate any advice or suggestions you guys have to help me get better. Next time I'll use actual drawing paper instead of acrylic paint paper and I know there are better pencils than my little ol' Bic mechanical #2.

I don't have a scanner, so my camera will have to do, though it's a little off.

And somehow I made my gorgeous friend look like a shark. Hmm. Suggestions? hahah

Alright, so this is my first real crack at clay and painting for the most part, but I was inspired by this awesomeness (http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=145468.msg1432208#msg1432208) and I decided I had to try it for my best friend's birthday. I freakin' love making these! I wish the colors were more true to life, they're actually brighter and less, well, ugly. Just trust me on this one.

closeup of the nintendo controller, yay I love this one... don't want to part with it!

I am SOO making more. The tutorial is included on the original thread and it's easy and FUN.

And since huge amounts of Mario Kart Double Dash is played at her house, I also made some Mario-themed coasters to go with these forks... you know, in case the forks have a drink or two, we don't want those pesky rings on the coffee table!

Da group of coaster gangstas... hardcore,yo Sunshine closeup.. it has glitter and a pearly paint mixed with acrylics, just crappy photography (user error, ahem)CHAIN CHOMP!! This guy is my favorite!! The shadows in this pic make him look a lil wonky, but I promise he is nice and round (and a tad bit glittery, just to take the edge off. He's really not that mean, just misunderstood.).

Oh, and I put some felt on the backs for nice table-friendly coaster action!